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De-sign the World
Google’s success as a search engine has nothing to do with its algorithm. It has everything to do with design. When you land on www.google.com, there is nothing to do but enter a word or phrase into...
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My Way
I got all excited last night. I’m not a huge Starbuck’s fan, but I go there often enough. I haven’t joined their loyalty program, but something on Mashable pushed me to join. Until I actually tried....
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Why Stop at Red Light Cameras?
I’ve written about this before. The problem with traffic signals is that they make all of the problems they’re designed to solve worse. By “all the problems” I mean: Pollution Congestion Deaths...
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Top 100 Attributes of Favorite Loyalty Programs
I’ve been asking people to name their favorite loyalty programs and what makes that program special. Here’s the why in a word cloud. No surprise that the words “points” and “free” show up. But look...
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WordPress vs. Posterous
But I had to. This blog is about simple solutions, not complete control. The amount of extra meaning I could create with the control I had in WP just didn’t make up for the comlexity I had to manage....
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Cherish Your Chachke
A few years ago, a major global technology company decided to go green, and really turned off its user community. See the full gallery on Posterous For years, the chachke at the company’s annual...
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Gamification Seems to Double All the Stuff You Want
Gamification just plain works, and companies late to the gamification challenge are likely to get their guts kicked in. This infographic from Maritz Motivation Solutions shows the impact of...
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Windows 8 Will Destroy Microsoft and a Bunch of PC Makers, Too
Windows 8 reminds me of a drop-dead-gorgeous woman who’s also a violent psychopath: you want to touch, but it might kill you. Windows 8 is so bad that a major shift is about to hit the PC world. That...
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The Line For Mailbox iPhone App Is Very Long and Moving Slowly
Over 270,000 people are in line for access to a promising new email app for iPhone called Mailbox. It got a great review on LifeHacker today. The app hit the App Store today, but the company has been...
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Don’t Miss The Brain Study That Tells You How to Influence Democrats And...
Ths post Don’t Miss The Brain Study That Tells You How to Influence Democrats And Republicans appeared first on Simple Strategies.One of the most powerful tools of influence is fear. Decades of...
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Here Is a Simple Solution to Global Warming and Hunger
Ths post Here Is a Simple Solution to Global Warming and Hunger appeared first on Simple Strategies.Allan Savory caused the slaughter of 40,000 elephants in a vain attempt to save the planet by...
View ArticleAwesome Feature of iOS7 on iPhone 5+ You Probably Didn’t Hear About
Ths post Awesome Feature of iOS7 on iPhone 5+ You Probably Didn’t Hear About appeared first on Simple Strategies.I love the features they don’t pump. I found one thanks to Marc Ambinder’s column on The...
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Hooked Is The Best Book on Product Design You’ll Read This Year
Ths post Hooked Is The Best Book on Product Design You’ll Read This Year appeared first on Simple Strategies.Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products by Nir Eyal My rating: 5 of 5 stars The best...
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